The History of Well Dressing The origin of well dressing is difficult to establish and much disputed. Some claim that it goes back to the Celts who arrived in Britain in 400 BC. Certainly it was a Celtic practice to worship the local water gods. The Celts were also responsible Read more
Shower problems and shower boosters One of the challenges we have had here is water pressure for the upstairs showers. In an attempt to not have to use a shower booster, I have replaced the header tanks, increased pipe size, and removed clogged gate valves. All this has helped and Read more
#HargateFestival2019 The Hargate Festival. Great music. Great food and great friends! Last weekend we hosted Hargate Festival at our beautiful home in the middle of the Peak District. The festival was our fundraising event to raise money and awareness for Wormhill Well Dressing and JDRF Type 1 diabetes charity. We Read more
If your son spent 147 euros on bottled water when on a trip to Berlin, what would you think? If you then found 100’s of water bottles in his bedroom, would you be worried? In June 2017, our eldest son Will collapsed at work and we rushed to pick him Read more
Wedding Checklist When it comes to wedding planning there is simply no right or wrong way to do this, after all it is your big day. However, there are simple and effective ways to create that fairy tale wedding and reduce those stress levels, helping you feel more like an Read more
Tiffany and Simon’s DIY Wedding We first visited Hargate Hall two weeks after getting engaged and straight away fell in love with it. We already loved the idea of a DIY wedding at a place where all our guests could stay, but after meeting Anthony we knew that Hargate was Read more
An interview with Katie and John Q. Hello, can you tell me a bit about you both? A. We are John & Katie Ivison from Sheffield Q. How long had you been engaged for before you started looking for a wedding venue? A. 6 years engaged and 5 years together Read more
Newly Engaged? Q. Hello, can you tell me a bit about you both? A. We are John & Katie Ivison from Sheffield Q. How long had you been engaged for before you started looking for a wedding venue? A. 6 years engaged and 5 years together before that! We had Read more
We are delighted to announce that Hargate Hall now holds the Peak District Environmental Quality Mark (EQM). “What’s all that about?” I hear you ask! The Environmental Quality Mark CIC runs the award on behalf of the Peak District National Park Authority. So to quote a bit from their website Read more
Looking for a Peak District Wedding Venue Q. Hello, can you tell me a bit about you both? A. My name is Jo and I am from Matlock in Derbyshire and my husband’s name is Simon. He is from London and we both live and work in London at the Read more